Empowering the Digital Bank Video: Cortana in Banking
Global digitization, combined with unprecedented changes to the financial services business model, is mandating transformation.
Microsoft Industry Blogs: Financial services
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AI transformation in financial services: 5 predictors for success in 2026
Financial services businesses are busily adopting agentic AI, with Frontier Firms leading transformation. Here are five critical predictors of success that will differentiate the leaders in 2026.
Cortana Analytics helps insurer If P&C tackle Big Data analytics workload
Data has been an important part of the insurance industry for centuries, but the emergence of big data has brought unprecedented challenges to insurers around the world. Today, insurance companies large and small need to ingest, process, analyze and act on massive amounts of data from heterogeneous sources quickly and cost effectively.
Efma announces major Fintech portal initiative with Microsoft and Avanade
Efma, Microsoft and Avanade are working together to launch a new portal, to connect the rapidly expanding fintech community with retail banks and insurance firms globally.
Azure Blockchain as a Service Update #4
It has been a really busy couple of weeks for Azure and distributed ledger technologies! See what we’ve been up to below.
Leveraging the cloud
Perhaps the most challenging sector in which to do business in today, the retail financial services industry has evolved phenomenally over the last few years, creating a number of hurdles that only the strongest banks will be able to clear.
Tackling cyber threats head on
As the number of cyberattacks aimed at retail financial services firms rises, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit is poised to ensure justice and help to create solutions that are inherently secure.
Actionable analytics
IDC estimates that companies using data assets to their advantage will capture US$1.6 trillion more in business value than those that lag behind.
Leading the way in Asian banking technology
We are delighted to announce that Microsoft has been awarded two Asian Private Banker Technology Awards: ‘Best integrated front office solutions’ and ‘Best provider of data analytics’. Winning these awards is valued recognition of the commitment and capabilities we deliver in the financial services sector.
Azure Blockchain as a Service Update #3
Another busy couple of weeks for the Azure Blockchain as a Service program! .
Azure Blockchain as a Service Update #2
We are moving fast; just one week after the last update, we're excited to release the Azure BaaS Update #2!.
Azure Blockchain as a Service update
Since the announcement of Azure Blockchain as a Service with our first offering of the Ethereum Platform with ConsenSys, the response from customers and partners has been overwhelming.
Sibos 2015
We spoke to Rupesh Khendry and Peter Hazou to find out what customers were talking about at Sibos 2015.